RPM Does Kelso

16 January 2020 / John and Sharon Cassidy

A patchy grey sky greeted us as the garage door opened at 8 am on this rather cool Sunday morning as we were Kelso bound, via the first meeting spot at Glenbrook with our run leaders.

A throaty roar passed us en route.  As we neared the foot of the mountains, it was the unmistakable “Devil's car” of Jason and Amanda, waving as they left us in their dust. Smiling faces were awaiting as we slid into the slip road and parked along the waiting 6 cars at the Glenbrook Information centre car park.  Hot soup would have been a perfect accompaniment as we waited for the departure time while being entertained by Graham’s gregarious stories; alas we only had Graham’s stories to warm us.

The clock ticked over to 09:30 and Graham and Gillian led us away, only to be stopped at 09:31 by Senior Constable Kendall and the rest of the Blue Mountains Boys in Blue, as they conducted a booze bus operation.  One by one we filed through the breath analysis test with the thumbs up. Senior Constable Kendall was very accommodating and even posed for pics.  With no arrests issued, we continued through the mountains, past some wonderful venues that we’ve visited and shared good times with many MX5’ers over the years.  Through Medlow Bath, and a cheery wave and toot or two to one of our sponsors (Blue Mountains Mazda) and then on to the windy tarmac of Victoria’s Pass, and then our first stop at the delightful hamlet of Little Hartley, meeting with more RPM’ers.  A stretch of the legs, good coffee, and a quick glance around town before heading off in a convoy that had increased from seven to twelve.  

 

Our entourage was complete when we were joined by Steve and Kathy Jordan and co who organised the event at the very popular Kelso Pub. The food was hearty and varied, the company was wonderful, and the drive was terrific.  A heartfelt thank you to Graham and Gillian, as well as Steve and Kathy.